Pellsons Perceivings

[Pellson]

Taking out two of the guns is an intriguing idea, actually. I hadn't thought of that. I need to take a moment to think about it now, though. It seems as the lower guns uses the front link chutes, and I think those are the ones staying, if any, so if I take the upper guns out, I'll need to put the short, rear chutes in the forward position. Hmmm.. 

Having found that the main wing attachment left a rather untidy step in the belly, I also found that I could conceal that by cutting up the belly tank, in the process adding about half a foot (to scale) getting windows for the IR scanner. Pretty chuffed with that. It does cost a few gallons of fuel in the belly pod, but we'll just say that these outback reconnaissance Meteors never flew without drop tanks..

Being about ready to paint, I realised that I've forgotten the plasticard at home. Bugger. I needed some for blade antennae. Ah, well. We're probably going home tomorrow afternoon, and if I really get desperate tonight, I can always grind up some sprue, even if it isn't ideal, emergency being the mother of invention and all that.

Anyway - current status:

[zenrat]

 

[Old Wombat]

Looking good!

Re: the guns; What are you thinking about putting where? If you're putting something low in the nose, then keeping the upper guns would make more sense, if, however, it's just a weight saving exercise then it doesn't really matter ... Although I suppose removing the upper guns would give a marginally greater weight saving in that there would be a reduction in feed chute & ejection chute length.

[Pellson]

Not really adding much, actually. Maybe some voice recorder and radio equipment, and the cameras in the nose and belly, of course, but most of those are there in the original PR.9, aren't they? Anyway - it seems more logical to keep the lower guns than the upper ones - if I'm losing any at all. Not sure about it, but...

[zenrat]

Keeping the upper guns puts the weight marginally closer to the centre of mass which would result in an increased rate of roll. But probably by such an infinitesimal amount that it would not really make a difference.

[Pellson]

Keeping the upper guns puts the weight marginally closer to the centre of mass which would result in an increased rate of roll. But probably by such an infinitesimal amount that it would not really make a difference.

I would guess that operationally, that marginal increase of the roll rate would be seen as less interesting than the better work position for the ground crew with the guns in the lower position. 

But as we're speaking, the Meteor still has four guns..

[zenrat]

Keep the lower gun on the port side and the upper gun on the starboard side.

No reason immediately springs to mind but I am sure someone here will come up with something.

[Pellson]

Keep the lower gun on the port side and the upper gun on the starboard side.

No reason immediately springs to mind but I am sure someone here will come up with something.

For starters, it would please our dear Tophe.. 

[NARSES2]

Keep the lower gun on the port side and the upper gun on the starboard side.

No reason immediately springs to mind but I am sure someone here will come up with something.

For starters, it would please our dear Tophe.. 

Indeed   

[Old Wombat]

No it wouldn't, he doesn't like guns.

[Pellson]

No it wouldn't, he doesn't like guns.

True. I forgot.
Anyway - I was referring to the assymetric gun layout.

[Old Wombat]

Asymmetry - YES.

Guns - NO.

Maybe he'd more "appreciate" the layout, than be "pleased" by it.

[Pellson]

This week, the family is back to school/work respectively, so not quite the slacking I've happily grown used to during the summer. Ah well - nothing lasts forever.. 

I realised yesterday that I had to clear out my workspace a bit in order to allow for any meaningful work (modelling included) to be performed there. Besides sorting in all old modelling tools I got from my dad when he passed away a few years ago, a significant part of that clearing became to properly store the stash additions from the last six months that's just been sitting around in piles along the walls. Now - I have some thirty storage boxes where I principally keep my stash, so out I went to plow through the boxes to find space for the newcomers. Not an easy task as you want to store kits in some kind of estimated context (estimated as it can, and does change as I get new ideas or inspiration) but eventually I got every kit in and stored properly. The tools, however, are, while now categorised, still not stowed away as they should. I fear I will need to furnish my tool drawer with better slots to keep it organised. And when that gets sorted, there's still some other things to sort and stow. It does build up on you when you're out of proper working order for a few months.

I have to admit that I took quite some pleasure in going through the boxes, looking at and in kits, remembering long forgotten plans etc. Good fun, actually, and a good reason not to reduce the stash to a buildable level considering my life expectancy. Any kit that brings me joy stays, whether built or unbuilt. But I should probably write something around each kit to allow the family insight when I'm gone. As my lad likes to build, maybe he'll like to carry on, who knows.

Also I might have found something that I actually can build in those ongoing GB, provided that I manage to do it in time. Or rather - that I get that clear out sorted so that I can get back to building.   

[NARSES2]

I have to admit that I took quite some pleasure in going through the boxes, looking at and in kits, remembering long forgotten plans etc. Good fun, actually, and a good reason not to reduce the stash to a buildable level considering my life expectancy. Any kit that brings me joy stays, whether built or unbuilt. But I should probably write something around each kit to allow the family insight when I'm gone. As my lad likes to build, maybe he'll like to carry on, who knows.

A man after my own heart sir  I've actually left my niece instructions as to where to go and what to expect in terms of offers when it comes to my unbuilt kits, transfers, wargames figures and library 

[Pellson]

Pretty shitty week as the youngest managed to bring home a rather awful cold. My nose has been running like a firehose and the will to live is somewhat limited. And all five of us in the family got it. For once, though, I seem to have gotten away reasonably cheap in comparison to the prettier part of the family who really went down on Wednesday and Thursday, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining too loudly. And most of us are much better already. In particular the kids, obviously.. 

Travelling home last Sunday, I managed to break off and lose a link chute on the PR Meteor, so now it is going to be a two-gunned Meteor. Of course I could make another one, but now I got a good excuse to actually go for the halfgunned idea. My modelling focus, however, such as it has been under the circumstances, has been mainly directed towards the Shackleton MR.5 I'm trying to build within the current GB. Pretty good fun, actually, and I'm pleased so far even if the building pace would make poor Dizzy die in boredom. Not to mention the lack of elegance.. 

And this weekend, the summer returned for a few days, so back to the cottage, focussing more on outdoorsy stuff than old kits. My youngest has just discovered fishing, so that's how we spend these evenings. Creating great memories for the winter. And catching the odd perch. He got a really nice one today, about a foot long.



More of that tomorrow!